Dani Garavelli: It’s hard to remember what poppies once stood for

If you want to understand the extent to which the Armistice Day poppy has been stripped of dignity and meaning, then you need look no further than the front page of Friday’s Daily Mail. On the top right-hand corner sat the ubiquitous scarlet tribute to Britain’s war dead; underneath it, a splash which – by attacking three High Court judges for reasserting the primacy of parliament – sought to undermine the freedoms and democracy the men gave their lives to secure.

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No return to Scotland for 1650 Battle of Dunbar prisoners

The remains of Scottish prisoners of war who died after being captured by Oliver Cromwell’s troops following the Battle of Dunbar nearly 400 years ago will not be reburied north of the Border, archaeologists have announced.